[GNC] since Catalina, unable to open gnucash

[Malcolm Fitzgerald]

I'm with D on this one. /opt isn't the best spot for user documents. It's completely hidden from the Finder and will require you to jump hurdles at every step. It really doesn't want you doing things there.

Turning SIPS off is generally bad. Turning SIPS off temporarily may be necessary. Some operations really do require you to turn SIPS off momentarily. Do your thing. Then turn SIPS on again!

Malcolm



> On 26/01/2020, at 5:02 PM, D via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
> It might be worth asking why OP is using /opt for their data files in the first place. It is more usual for users to place their personal files in the /users hierarchy (i.e., ~/).
> 
> On January 26, 2020, at 8:33 AM, Bruce Schuck <bschuck at asgard-systems.com> wrote:
> 
> It seems that maybe the /opt directory tree is being restricted by 
> what OSX called System Integrity Protection.
> 
> Try following the steps to turn off SIP here:
> 
> http://osxdaily.com/2015/10/05/disable-rootless-system-integrity-protection-mac-os-x/
> 
> If not, please open a terminal window and supply the output of the 
> command "ls -lR /opt".
> 
> - Bruce S.